Brazil's Eletrobras suspends contract with builder of nuclear plant

RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 28 (Reuters) - Brazil's state-run
utility Eletrobras said on Monday it has suspended for 90 days
its contract with Andrade Gutierrez for work on the Angra 3
nuclear reactor, citing an "exceptional situation."

Prosecutors allege that the price-fixing and bribery scheme
that existed at state-run oil company Petrobras extended to
Eletrobras and the Angra nuclear plant.

Andrade Gutierrez is one of two dozen construction companies
being investigated as part of the corruption scandal at
Petrobras.
(Reporting by Stephen Eisenhammer; Editing by Ken Wills)